RTC 2 Week Notification Form
Return this signed form to the Humanities Office; Walker 319
Check one (see page 2 for required supporting documentation):
PhD Qualifying Exam
PhD Proposal Defense
PhD Dissertation Defense
MS Proposal Defense
MS Coursework Defense
MS Project Defense
MS Thesis Defense
Student Name: ___________________________ M-Number: ___________________
Name of advisor: _______________________________________
Names of other committee members:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________
Date & Time: _________________________________
Room: _______________________________________
This form does not supersede the required paperwork for the graduate school (i.e.,
Pre-Defense Forms, thesis drafts, Report on Final Examination Forms, etc., must be
submitted to the graduate school as instructed on the Degree Completion Timeline
(http://www.mtu.edu/gradschool/administration/academics/timeline/)
Signatures:
Student: _______________________________________ Date: ______________
Advisor: _______________________________________ Date: ______________
Graduate Director or Dept. Chair: _________________________ Date:____________
Supporting documentation (to be submitted at the same time as the form):
a) For the PhD Qualifying Exam, send electronic copies of the readings
lists and questions. Indicate the date that the exam will begin
(i.e. when the questions will be available to the student) and the
date upon which the oral exam will take place.
b) For the PhD Proposal Defense, send an electronic copy of the 15-20
page proposal document. It must include the following parts:
Introduction—articulates an area of focus leading to a defensible question.
• Literature review—situates the research question within the context
of other current conversations and work in the field.
• Rationale for study.
• Articulation of Research Question(s).
• Methodology/Methods—articulates an understanding of the
appropriate means for undertaking the collection and analysis of data,
or the articulation of appropriate rhetorical/hermeneutic approaches,
as approved by the student’s committee, that will lead student to
contribute productively to their area of interest.
• Chapter outline, as presently projected.
• Expected significance of project/contributions to the field.
c) For the PhD Dissertation Defense, send electronic copies of your abstract
and defense dissertation and a copy of the Pre-Defense Form submitted
the graduate school.
d) MS Proposal Defense – none required.
e) MS Coursework – none required.
f) MS Project Defense, send an electronic copy of the 30-40 page project
report (with reference list and works consulted list) and a copy of the PreDefense Form submitted the graduate school.
g) MS Thesis Defense, send an electronic copy of the 50-70 page thesis (with
reference list and works consulted list) and a copy of the Pre-Defense Form
submitted the graduate school.
Send all electronic copies of supporting documentation to:
Margaret Dunstan (mdunstan@mtu.edu) and copy Jackie Ellenich (jmelleni@mtu.edu)